National Regional Profile: Geelong West (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 210052754   
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ECONOMY

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter
Unemployed personsno.
519
660
615
699
616
Unemployment rate%
7.1
8.8
8.6
9.2
7.9
TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June
Non-taxable individualsno.
1 344
1 361
1 375
1 416
-
Taxable individualsno.
5 892
6 002
6 021
6 259
-
Taxable income$m
210.5
222.4
237.4
258.8
-
Average taxable income$
35 726
37 056
39 423
41 343
-
Net tax$m
47.2
51.2
55.0
60.5
-
Average net tax$
8 017
8 533
9 138
9 661
-
Average net tax ratio%
22.4
23.0
23.2
23.4
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS * - year ended 30 June
Wage and salary earnersno.
5 356
5 416
5 479
5 651
-
Wage and salary income $m
182.9
192.6
205.9
222.2
-
Total income $m
192.6
201.5
214.9
231.8
-
Average wage and salary income$
34 147
35 564
37 583
39 327
-
Average total income$
35 963
37 206
39 217
41 010
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX * - year ended 30 June
Males%
52.3
52.4
52.4
52.0
-
Females%
47.7
47.6
47.6
48.0
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE * - year ended 30 June
Aged 15 years to 24 years%
18.9
19.0
18.6
19.3
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years%
29.9
28.4
28.4
27.4
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years%
24.5
24.6
23.9
23.4
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years%
19.4
20.2
21.0
20.6
-
Aged 55 years and over%
7.3
7.9
8.1
9.4
-
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION * - year ended 30 June
Managers and Administrators%
-
7.0
7.0
7.2
-
Professionals%
-
20.4
20.6
21.1
-
Associate Professionals%
-
6.8
6.8
7.2
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers%
-
11.7
11.7
11.4
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers%
-
2.3
1.9
2.2
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
16.0
16.6
16.3
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers%
-
6.2
6.2
6.4
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers%
-
10.6
10.6
10.1
-
Labourers and Related Workers%
-
9.2
9.3
9.0
-
Not Stated%
-
9.9
9.4
9.2
-
PERSONS WITH OWN UNINCORPORATED BUSINESS * - year ended 30 June
Persons with own unincorporated businessno.
467
448
411
-
-
Own unincorporated business income$m
11.3
11.7
11.8
-
-
Total income$m
12.4
12.8
13.4
-
-
Average own unincorporated business income$
24 097
26 126
28 640
-
-
Average total income$
26 623
28 673
32 686
-
-
COUNTS OF BUSINESS ENTRIES AND EXITS
Number of Businesses - at 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
708
657
633
618
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employeesno.
-
201
219
264
258
Employing businesses: 5 or more employeesno.
-
201
222
243
231
Total businessesno.
-
1 110
1 098
1 140
1 107
Business Entries - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
120
123
114
Employing businessesno.
-
-
54
60
60
Total business entriesno.
-
-
174
183
174
Business Exits - year ended 30 June
Non-employing businessesno.
-
-
204
138
111
Employing businessesno.
-
-
6
12
39
Total business exitsno.
-
-
210
150
150
* These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year